钟嘉伟

 石与文的碰撞

姓名：钟嘉伟

鉴赏艺术：篆刻

语录：你是匠人，还是艺术家？

 

篆刻介绍

    篆刻，是书法和雕刻的结合，来制作印章的艺术，是汉字独有的艺术形式。起源于先秦并持续发展至今，已有三千七百多年的历史了。早在殷商时期，人们就用刀在龟甲上刻字，也是现今所称的甲骨文。这些文字刀锋挺锐，笔意劲秀，具有较高的刻字水平。在春秋战国至秦以前，篆刻印章被称为“玺”或“鉨”，“玺”是在玉上刻制的，“鉨”就是金属上刻制的。直到秦始皇统一六国后，规定“玺”为天子所专用，大臣以下和民间私用的印统称为“印”，而“鉨”则是荒废不再使用。

    起初在战国、秦汉、魏晋六朝时期，篆刻用料主要以玉石、金、牙、角等等。这些都被统称为“古代篆刻艺术时期”。发展到了唐宋元时期之时，篆刻则是出于衰弱时期。当时楷书的引用取代了篆书，同时官印和私印从根本上分家，篆刻艺术从这时期走了下坡路。 

        Seal cutting is the art of combining calligraphy and carving to make seals. It is a unique art form of Chinese characters. It originated in the pre-Qin Dynasty and has continued to develop until today with a history of more than 3,700 years. As early as in the Yin and Shang dynasties, people used the knife to engrave on tortoise shells which are also called oracle bone inscriptions today. These words have a sharp edge, strong brushstroke, and a high level of lettering. Before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Qin Dynasty, the seal was called "xi" or "xi", "xi" was carved on jade, and "xi" was carved on metal. It was not until Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms that the "xi" was designated for the emperor's exclusive use, and the seals used by ministers and private individuals were collectively called "prints", and "xi" was abandoned and no longer used.

        In the beginning of the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties, Wei and Jin Dynasties, the seal cutting materials were mainly jade, gold, teeth, horns and so on. These are collectively referred to as the "Ancient Seal Cutting Art Period". When it developed to the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties, the seal cutting came from a period of weakness. At that time, the quotation of regular script replaced the seal script, and at the same time, the official seal and the private seal were fundamentally separated and the art of seal cutting has gone downhill from this period.

鉴赏心得

    你是匠人，还是艺术家？这是我在学习篆刻之时，老师说过的一句话，老师还说过“你们学会了刻，只能证明你们是匠人。你们学会了思考，才能证明你们是艺术家”。其实仔细去思考就会知道，技巧是人人皆可学的事物，可最为可贵的是一个人的思考，这是标示着与其他匠人有所区别的关键。你有所思考吗？你有自己的创意吗？或是说你有自己的标志吗？还是说不过芸芸众生一般罢了？我相信谁也不愿这样，我也是如此。

    这一句话一直提醒着我，更是鞭策我不断前进。篆刻的制作就像是一件艺术品的诞生，从最初的设计和思想的结合，到最后作品的诞生，一件件都是独一无二的存在，都是一次次绞尽脑汁的结果。与一般的艺术创作过程一样，间中的经历是苦的，一次次对小篆字形设计的摸索更是彷徨无助的，可每次完成后的喜悦，看着作品的那一份悸动又是无法割舍的。我想，这或许是我对于这一次中华艺术课程中，最为重要的体验吧！

    汗水与欢乐的结合，是一个艺术品诞生的心路历程，更像是石子与文字之间强烈的碰撞下，所汇聚的文化色彩吧！

  “Are you a craftsman or an artist?” This is what the teacher said when I was studying seal cutting. The teacher also once said, "You can only prove that you are a craftsman if you learn to engrave, but when you learn to think, it can prove that you are an artist." In fact, if you think carefully, you will know that skill is something that everyone can learn, but the most valuable thing is thinking of one person which is the key to distinguishing them from other craftsmen. Do you think? Do you have your own ideas? Or do you have your own logo? Or is it just not good enough for all living beings? I believe no one wants to do this and so do I.

    This sentence has always reminded me and spurred me to keep moving forward. The production of seal cutting is like the birth of an artwork. From the combination of the initial design and ideas to the birth of the final works, each piece is unique, and it is the result of racking brains time and time again. Like the ordinary art creation process, the occasional experience is bitter. The groping on the small seal character design is even more helpless, but the joy after each completion is the throbbing when looking at the work.  I think this is the most important part of my experience in this Chinese art course!

    The combination of sweat and joy is the mental journey of the birth of a work of art. It is more like the cultural color gathered by the strong collision between stones and words!